Blogs

Fifth bi-monthly fieldwork collection of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis succesfully completed. Sampling is conducted in a framework of BiVACME project and includes three sampling stations in Krka river estuary and a control station at mussel aquaculture site near Tribunj. Objective of this study is comparison of nitrogen stable isotopes in tissue and shell of Mytilus galloprovincialis and their evaluation as proxy for nitrogen changes in the coastal environment.

New paper published in Frontiers in Marine Science

in Publication

6 July, 2021

The occurrence of exceptionally high salinities in the Adriatic Sea, including the factors contributing to such events, has been published in Frontiers in Marine Sciences. These events are known to substantially influence the biogeochemistry of the Adriatic, including the growth rate of bivalves.

Special Issue in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

in Publication

15 May, 2021

Special Issue Reading in the diaries of life - current advances of sclerochronological research published in the journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology following 5th International Sclerochronology Conference organized in Split in June 2019. Managing guest editor Melita Peharda, PI on BivACME project, with guest editors Bernd R. Schöne (BivACME team member), Thierry Corrège and Bryan Black. Issue contains Preface prepared by guest editors, as well as review article Advances of sclerochronology research in the last decade.

BivACME on EGU21

in Dissemination

30 April, 2021

Hana Uvanović and Dr Melita Peharda presented results of research on the BivACME project at the EGU21. Hana talked about her PhD research on Callista chione, while Melita presented results on nitrogen isotopes in Pinna nobilis shell.

Workshop for elementary school children

in Dissemination

22 January, 2021

Workshop on bivalve shells and project activities was conducted in one elementary school in Split in January. In the past we used to do workshops as a team and in a very interactive form, this time, respecting epidemiological measures only Melita went and each child was a separate set of material to work individually – this included ziplock bags with five different shell samples and color printed material. Melita presented main methods we use and our activities on the project.

Growth increment analysis

in Lab work

22 November, 2020

Specimens of Callista chione collected in the italian part of the North Adriatic, Pag bay and Pašman channel were processed for growth increment analysis. Shells were embeded in epoxy resin, cut along a major axis of growth, ground, polished and acetate peels prepared.

Paper accepted for publication

in Publication

10 October, 2020

PhD student Hana Uvanović publish her first paper as leading author in Q1 journal Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. This paper is analysing potential of commercially important bivalve Venus verrucosa as high resolution archive of seawater temperature. Congratulations to Hana!

Stable isotope analysis

in Lab work

12 September, 2020

Samples of shell material for δ18O, δ13C and δ15N analysis were drilled in laboratory at the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Split and sent to analysis to our project team member Prof Bernd R. Schöne at the Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany and our collaborator Prof David Gillikin at the Union College, New York, USA.

Fieldwork

in Fieldwork

20 August, 2020

Despite challenging epidemiological situation first year fieldwork collection of samples was sucessfully conducted! Prof Carlotta Mazzoldi organized collection of Callista chione in the italian part of the Northern Adriatic, while our team member Dr Milica Mandić from Montenegro sampled Venus verrucosa and Pecten jacobaeus shell in Boka Kotorska bay. In Croatian part of the Adriatic, sampling was conducted along the western coast of Istria, Pag bay, Pašman channel and Kaštela bay.

In News – Glycymeris bimaculata mortalitet

in Dissemination

30 July, 2020

During fieldwork conducted in Pag bay in July 2020, large mortality of long livin bivalve Glycymeris bimaculata was observed. Specimens were collected and transported to the laboratory at the University of Zadar for further analysis in collaboration wth our project team member Dr Ivan Župan and collaborator Dr Ivan Šarić.